Ironing service in the UAEPressing only, for clothes you've washed yourself

What we press across the UAE

The clean clothes we press fall roughly into six families. Open any piece to see how it's handled at the board, and the one check worth doing before it goes in your bag.

Shirts, blouses and tees · Office shirts

A working week of shirts

Shirts make up the bulk of any pressing order. The collar goes first, then the cuffs, because those are what a colleague sees across a meeting table. After that come the shoulder yoke, the sleeves and finally the front and back panels.

Slip out any collar bones and cufflinks. A hot plate pressed over metal leaves a shiny ghost of it in the cotton.

• Collar and cuffs done first
• Collar bones removed
• Shirt: AED 11

Shirts, blouses and tees · Blouses

Blouses, fabric by fabric

No garment turns up in more fabrics than a blouse, so the tag is checked every single time. Cotton blouses can go hot. Chiffon, georgette and viscose need a cool plate and a lot more steam.

Tag faded or cut out? Tell us what it's made of in the booking chat.

• Tag read every time
• Cool plate for chiffon
• Blouse: AED 11

Shirts, blouses and tees · Tees

T-shirts with a finish

A pressed tee under a linen jacket looks deliberate; one straight out of the drawer looks like an afterthought. Yours come back on a hanger with the shirts.

Flip printed ones inside out so the design isn't against the plate. Only send fresh ones, too: heat can lock in a sunscreen smear that isn't visible yet.

• Printed side turned in
• Fresh from the wash
• T-shirt: AED 11

Shirts, blouses and tees · Neckties

Neckties, eased flat

A week of knotting leaves a kink in the wide end. The tie is steamed until it lies flat, and the rolled edges are left rounded rather than ironed into a sharp fold.

Untie it before it goes in the bag, or the crease stays exactly where the knot was.

• Rolled edges kept round
• Untied before packing
• Tie: AED 11

Bottoms: trousers, jeans and skirts · Trousers and denim

Trousers and denim

Work trousers get a sharp line down the front of each leg. Denim comes back smooth with no line at all, unless the booking note asks for one.

Check every pocket. A car key or a few dirhams under the plate print their outline into the cloth.

• Front line on work trousers
• Denim left line-free
• Trousers or jeans: AED 17

Bottoms: trousers, jeans and skirts · Suit trousers

Suit trousers without the jacket

Only sending the trousers? They have their own price. Dark wool mixes are pressed through a cloth at a lower setting so the knees and seat stay matt.

If they've been worn since their last clean, they belong in the Clean & Press bag instead.

• Pressed through a cloth
• Matt finish on wool
• Suit trousers: AED 17

Bottoms: trousers, jeans and skirts · Skirts

Straight and pleated skirts

A straight skirt is pressed flat and hung by the waistband. Pleats take patience: each fold is laid back on its own line before the steam goes on.

Zip it up before it goes in the bag so the teeth can't snag the lining.

• Each pleat relaid
• Zip closed for the trip
• Skirt: AED 17

Bottoms: trousers, jeans and skirts · Summer shorts

Linen and chino shorts

Through the hot months linen and chino shorts get worn constantly, and they crumple as soon as they're folded. Smart pairs get a soft crease, casual ones none.

Empty the beach out of the pockets first. A little sand always comes along.

• Soft crease or none
• Pockets shaken out
• Men's shorts: AED 11

Dresses for work and occasions · Everyday dresses

Dresses for daytime

A simple dress is worked from the neckline downwards, round each seam, then hung so the skirt drops in a straight line.

If it has a fabric belt, tuck it in with the dress so they don't get parted.

• Neckline down, seam by seam
• Belt kept with it
• Dress: AED 32

Dresses for work and occasions · Occasion dresses

Gowns for an evening out

Floor-length skirts and full layers need the whole board and slow, patient steam. That extra time is why a formal dress has a separate price.

Book it in a couple of days before the wedding or gala, so there's room to try it on at home.

• Whole board for long skirts
• Booked in good time
• Evening dress: AED 45

Dresses for work and occasions · Beaded and sequinned dresses

Sequins, beads and tulle

Embellished fabric can't sit under a flat plate. These are steamed from the reverse and worked panel by panel, by hand.

Mention any beads that are already working loose, so they're handled with that in mind.

• Steamed from the reverse
• Loose beads flagged
• Complex dress: AED 55

Dresses for work and occasions · Jumpsuits

One-piece jumpsuits

A jumpsuit is done in sections: bodice, then one leg and the other, and last the seam where top meets trousers.

Untie any sash before packing, otherwise the knot leaves a crumpled patch at the waist.

• Bodice first, then each leg
• Sash untied
• Jumpsuit: AED 28

Kanduras, abayas, saris and kurtas · Kanduras

Kandura pressing

White cotton shows every wrinkle, and a kandura gets worn hard in UAE heat. It's pressed in long, straight passes, with the front placket and cuffs set crisp and the length dropping cleanly to the ankle.

Send only freshly washed ones. Old perspiration in the weave goes yellow under a hot iron, and once that sets it rarely shifts.

• Crisp placket and cuffs
• Straight from the wash
• Kandura: AED 12

Kanduras, abayas, saris and kurtas · Abayas

Plain and delicate abayas

A plain abaya is steamed to hang straight from the shoulder seam. Crepe and nida are lighter and mark easily, so they go on a softer setting and take longer, which is what the delicate price of AED 24 covers.

Tell us about embroidery, crystals or lace edging when you book.

• Abaya: AED 15
• Delicate abaya: AED 24
• Mention any crystals

Kanduras, abayas, saris and kurtas · Ghutras

Ghutras with square edges

A ghutra only sits properly when it's flat and its edges run true. It's pressed out square, then folded so it's ready to wear.

Lay it flat across the top of the bag instead of pushing it down the side.

• Edges run true
• Laid flat on top
• Ghutra: AED 10

Kanduras, abayas, saris and kurtas · Saris, kurtas and jalabiyas

Saris, kurtas and jalabiyas

Six metres or so of sari all needs pressing, which is why it's priced above a kurta. Silk and zari borders never meet the plate directly.

Kurtas and jalabiyas are treated like a long shirt: neckline and cuffs first, then the length.

• Sari: AED 41
• Men's kurta: AED 10
• Jalabiya: AED 15

Jackets, suits and waistcoats · Two-piece suits

Suits that are clean but crushed

If a suit was cleaned recently and has only been squashed in a wardrobe or a carry-on, pressing is enough: lapels, shoulders and sleeves, then the trousers.

Worn to a few dinners since? Then it needs Clean & Press, not pressing alone.

• Jacket and trousers both
• Worn since? Clean & Press
• Two-piece suit: AED 55

Jackets, suits and waistcoats · Blazers

Blazers and suit jackets

Jackets go over a shaped buck so the shoulders and chest keep their form. The roll of the lapel is steamed, never flattened.

Check the inside pocket. A pen left in there can leak once the heat gets to it.

• Pressed on a shaped buck
• Lapel roll steamed
• Suit jacket: AED 38

Jackets, suits and waistcoats · Waistcoats

Waistcoats, front and back

Small, but fiddly: buttons down the front and a lining on the back, and both get pressed.

Put it in with its suit so the three pieces travel home as one.

• Lining pressed too
• Sent with its suit
• Waistcoat: AED 11

Jackets, suits and waistcoats · Coats

Coats after a trip

Coats tend to spend the UAE year in a case, waiting for a winter trip. A clean one that's come back crushed from the flight can be pressed and hung.

Picked up a mark on holiday? Then it needs cleaning first, not just pressing.

• Clean coats only
• Marked? Clean & Press
• Coat: AED 41

Knitwear and light layers · Jumpers

Jumpers and cardigans

Air conditioning means a jumper is worth keeping at the office or in the car. Knits only want a light steam on low to lift the fold lines; a heavy press would crush the stitch.

If you'd rather nobody touched it, keep it out of the bag.

• Low steam, no press
• Stitch left springy
• Sweater: AED 19

Knitwear and light layers · Hoodies

Hoodies and sweatshirts

A hoodie gets a gentle steam so the body and sleeves hang smooth. Ribbed cuffs and the waistband are left soft.

Printed fronts go in inside out.

• Gentle steam
• Ribbing left soft
• Hoodie: AED 25

Knitwear and light layers · Scarves and wraps

Fine scarves and wraps

Thin scarves and wraps are steamed, not ironed, so the fabric never takes on a sheen. They're returned loosely folded or hung, whichever keeps them smoothest.

Tasselled ends are combed out straight before packing.

• Steam only
• Tassels combed straight
• Scarf: AED 11